London police arrest 150 at protest supporting banned Palestine Action group Metropolitan police detain dozens over rally backing pro-Palestinian activists
London’s Metropolitan Police said Saturday officers had arrested at least 150 people for supporting Palestine Action at a protest backing the group banned last month under anti-terror laws.
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“We’ve now arrested 150 people in Parliament Square,” the force said in a post on X, adding “there are still people holding placards supporting Palestine Action” and that “officers are steadily working through the crowd making further arrests”.
Protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves, chanted “shame on you” and “hands off Gaza”, and held signs such as “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”, video taken by Reuters at the scene showed.
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In July, British lawmakers banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel.
The ban makes it a crime to be a member of the group, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, last week won a bid to bring a legal challenge against the ban.
